Category Archives: Local News
New police radios saves money for the Sioux Falls School District
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) New radio technology being put in place by Sioux Falls Police is saving some money for the Sioux Falls School District. The City Council just approved the purchase of over 9...
Dec 04, 2025
Regional division of the DEA is launching Fentanyl Free America
The regional division of the Drug Enforcement Administration is launching Fentanyl Free America...aimed at reducing the flow of fentanyl. Arrest and seizure records show it's producing results. The ef...
Dec 04, 2025 Fentanyl in powder (left) and pill form confiscated 3/16/21. Photos from SFPD.
The Great Plains Zoo and Aquarium unveils new Red Wolf Habitat
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The Great Plains Zoo and Aquarium unveils its new American Red Wolf habitat later this morning. The display is part of efforts to bring the wolves back from the brink of ...
Dec 04, 2025
Sioux Falls City Council voted to spend an extra 900-thousand dollars on new police radios
The Sioux Falls City Council has voted to spend an extra 900-thousand dollars on new police radios which takes advantage of price slashing on the new technology. The council voted 6-1 to spend the mon...
Dec 03, 2025 photographee.eu / Depositphotos.com
A Sioux Falls man led police on 100mph pursuit in Tea
Tea, SD (KELO.com) -- A Sioux Falls man is in jail after a high-speed chase that began in Tea. Police say David Schultz tried to elude police officers at speeds over 100 miles per hour and was arreste...
Dec 03, 2025 Gorodenkoff / Depositphotos.com
Third death in 5 days in the South Dakota prison system
Springfield, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Corrections officials are investigating another inmate death. This is the third death in five days and the 25th for this year. 60-year-old Michael Sedlmeier ...
Dec 03, 2025 gioiak2 / Depositphotos.com
High risk prisoner being released from SD Penitentiary
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) -- South Dakota Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb is warning about the impending release of a high-risk prisoner. Richie Desersa will be released in Sioux Falls Wednesday. He ...
Dec 02, 2025 Photo: SD Dep't of Corrections
Sioux Falls Police searching for suspect in weekend armed robbery
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police are searching for a suspect involved in an armed robbery on the city's east side at about noon Sunday. The victim withdrew money from an ATM near 18th ...
Dec 01, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Retailers reported good numbers on Black Friday in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD (KELO.com) -- The weekend snow made it a bit more challenging, but holiday shoppers were up to the task in the Sioux Falls area. Retailers report good numbers for Black Friday and the ...
Dec 01, 2025 Milkos / Depositphotos.com
Attorney General Marty Jackley is leading an effort to reduce the number of murdered indigenous people
Pierre, SD (KELO.com) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley is helping to lead a group of the nation's top prosecutors in an effort to reduce the number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. They're ...
Dec 01, 2025
